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Backing Up Data With the Google Backup & Restore Application, To Restore Backed-Up Content

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To back up content manually 1 If you are backing up content to a USB storage device, be sure the storage device is connected to your device using a USB host adapter. If you are backing up to an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted into your device. If you are backing up content to an online account, make sure you have signed in to your Google account. 2 Find and tap Settings > System. 3 Under Xperia™ Backup & restore, tap More. 4 Tap Manual backup, then select a backup destination and the data that you want to back up. 5 Tap Backup. 6 After the data is backed up, tap Finish. To edit a backup file 1 Find and tap Settings > System. 2 Under Xperia™ Backup & restore, tap More. 3 Tap Edit backup file, then select a backup source and the data types that you want to delete. 4 Tap Delete data. 5 Tap OK to confirm. 6 After the data is deleted, tap Finish. To Restore Backed-Up Content 1 If you are restoring content from a USB storage device, make sure the storage device is connected to your device using the USB Host adapter. If you are restoring content from an SD card, make sure that the SD card is properly inserted into your device. If you are restoring content from Xperia Backup & Restore service, make sure you have signed in to your Google account. 2 Find and tap Settings > System. 3 Under Xperia™ Backup & restore, tap Restore data, then select a restore source and the data that you want to restore. 4 Tap Restore data. 5 After the content is restored, tap Finish. Remember that any changes that you make to your data and settings after you create a backup-such as any new apps you install-get deleted during any subsequent restore procedure. Backing Up Data With the Google Backup & Restore Application Using the Google Backup & restore application, you can back up data to a Google server. You can also turn on the automatic restore function to restore application data and settings when you reinstall an application. With this application you can back up the following types of data: • Applications • Bookmarks • Wi-Fi networks • Other settings To back up data to a Google account 1 Find and tap Settings > System > Backup. 2 Under Back up to Google Drive tap Backup account to choose which account you want to back up your files to. To enable or disable automatic restore when you reinstall an application 1 Find and tap Settings > System > Backup. 2 Tap the Back up to Google Drive slider to enable or disable the automatic restore. 40 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To back up content manually
1
If you are backing up content to a USB storage device, be sure the storage
device is connected to your device using a USB host adapter. If you are
backing up to an SD card, make sure the SD card is properly inserted into
your device. If you are backing up content to an online account, make sure
you have signed in to your Google account.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
System
.
3
Under
Xperia™ Backup & restore
, tap
More
.
4
Tap
Manual backup
, then select a backup destination and the data that you
want to back up.
5
Tap
Backup
.
6
After the data is backed up, tap
Finish
.
To edit a backup
file
1
Find and tap
Settings
>
System
.
2
Under
Xperia™ Backup & restore
, tap
More
.
3
Tap
Edit backup
file
, then select a backup source and the data types that
you want to delete.
4
Tap
Delete data
.
5
Tap
OK
to
confirm.
6
After the data is deleted, tap
Finish
.
To Restore Backed-Up Content
1
If you are restoring content from a USB storage device, make sure the
storage device is connected to your device using the USB Host adapter. If
you are restoring content from an SD card, make sure that the SD card is
properly inserted into your device. If you are restoring content from Xperia
Backup & Restore service, make sure you have signed in to your Google
account.
2
Find and tap
Settings
>
System
.
3
Under
Xperia™ Backup & restore
, tap
Restore data
, then select a restore
source and the data that you want to restore.
4
Tap
Restore data
.
5
After the content is restored, tap
Finish
.
Remember that any changes that you make to your data and settings after you create a
backup—such as any new apps you install—get deleted during any subsequent restore
procedure.
Backing Up Data With the Google Backup & Restore Application
Using the Google Backup & restore application, you can back up data to a Google
server. You can also turn on the automatic restore function to restore application
data and settings when you reinstall an application.
With this application you can back up the following types of data:
•
Applications
•
Bookmarks
•
Wi-Fi networks
•
Other settings
To back up data to a Google account
1
Find and tap
Settings
>
System
>
Backup
.
2
Under
Back up to Google Drive
tap
Backup account
to choose which
account you want to back up your
files
to.
To enable or disable automatic restore when you reinstall an application
1
Find and tap
Settings
>
System
>
Backup
.
2
Tap the
Back up to Google Drive
slider to enable or disable the automatic
restore.
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This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.